I have a Yorkie named Guinness who has had this disease for 3 years. We are controlling it fairly well with meds and diet although he has an occasional episode. He eats nothing but chicken breast and turkey (white meat only) along with broccoli, cauliflower and green beans. He has 1/2 a Pet Tab once a day. He does not care for the other foods allowed such as fat free yogurt, scrambled egg whites, rice and potato. He is on prednisone and Immuran daily and takes metronidizole when having an episode. Although I don't care to have him on steroids all the time, he can't live without them so it is the lesser of two evils. The disease does progress over time. We monitor his albumen level with blood work on a regular basis as he develops uncontrollable shaking and tremors as a result of calcium and protein loss. When his albumen level drops, his prednisone dosage goes up until the albumen comes up again. It's a real see-saw. We also keep calcium pills with vitamin D & K on hand that we can crush and dissolve in water and administer with an eye dropper when it appears that he is in need. I hope this information helps. Some dogs maintain quite well. I am fortunate to have a vet who has taken a great interest. I would be interested in knowing how your dog is doing.
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